The D has been very passive so far. Love this idea, we certainly have the depth. (Although a couple guys need to learn how to keep their man in fron of them).I wonder with him mentioning not wanting to play Gaffney and Cole as much together if we are going to start picking up full court on D. I hope this is the case. With our athleticism and depth I think we could wear some teams out.
big although, but i'd love to see it.The D has been very passive so far. Love this idea, we certainly have the depth. (Although a couple guys need to learn how to keep their man in fron of them).
This is not a Calhoun/Hurley comparison but I remember in Voskuhl's freshman year, they stunk it up at the Civic Center against a much lesser opponent. When they got back to Gampel, Calhoun told them to get out on the floor and he practiced them that night. Voskuhl wanted to transfer out after that night.
I have always been of the school of thought that hard practices build tougher teams. You have to know how and when to press the gas, but I really believe that day to day intensity forges a will and an attitude. I loved seeing these quotes and, with the depth on this team, I would imagine this year will have some epic practices.
Hurley loves his type of guys. Recruited him to URI. Knows he’ll be reliable. Martin did look impressive on tv physically.i think hurley's said more positive things about Martin than anyone else during the first week of the season
This is not a Calhoun/Hurley comparison but I remember in Voskuhl's freshman year, they stunk it up at the Civic Center against a much lesser opponent. When they got back to Gampel, Calhoun told them to get out on the floor and he practiced them that night. Voskuhl wanted to transfer out after that night.
I have always been of the school of thought that hard practices build tougher teams. You have to know how and when to press the gas, but I really believe that day to day intensity forges a will and an attitude. I loved seeing these quotes and, with the depth on this team, I would imagine this year will have some epic practices.
Also a pretty good way to get your team injured. Also there's NCAA rules against it. You can't get away with that stuff any more.
Don't get me wrong, I love Calhoun. But that wasn't what made him a great coach.
I can't believe people read this much into quotes like that. I promise Hurley didnt wake up yesterday and decide that he'll have intense practices.So why wasn't this the mentality of the staff from practice #1?
Set the tone immediately that no one has earned a minute of PT.